Mainichi Film Award for Best Film


A list of the winners of the Award for Best Film at the Mainichi Film Award.
YearFilmDirector
1946Aru yo no TonosamaTeinosuke Kinugasa
1947Ima Hitotabi noHeinosuke Gosho
1948Drunken AngelAkira Kurosawa
1949Late SpringYasujirō Ozu
1950Until We Meet AgainTadashi Imai
1951RepastMikio Naruse
1952IkiruAkira Kurosawa
1953An Inlet of Muddy WaterTadashi Imai
1954Twenty-Four EyesKeisuke Kinoshita
1955Floating CloudsMikio Naruse
1956Mahiru no ankokuTadashi Imai
1957The Rice PeopleTadashi Imai
1958The Ballad of NarayamaKeisuke Kinoshita
1959Kiku to IsamuTadashi Imai
1960Her BrotherKon Ichikawa
1961A Soldier's PrayerMasaki Kobayashi
1962HarakiriMasaki Kobayashi
1963High and LowAkira Kurosawa
1964Woman in the DunesHiroshi Teshigahara
1965Red BeardAkira Kurosawa
1966Shiroi KyotouSatsuo Yamamoto
1967Samurai RebellionMasaki Kobayashi
1968The Profound Desire of the GodsShohei Imamura
1969Double SuicideMasahiro Shinoda
1970KazokuYoji Yamada
1971SilenceMasahiro Shinoda
1972Shinobu KawaKei Kumai
1973Tsugaru JongarabushiKōichi Saitō
1974Castle of SandYoshitaro Nomura
1975The FossilMasaki Kobayashi
1976Fumou ChitaiSatsuo Yamamoto
1977The Yellow HandkerchiefYoji Yamada
1978The IncidentYoshitaro Nomura
1979Ah! Nomugi TogeSatsuo Yamamoto
1980KagemushaAkira Kurosawa
1981Muddy RiverKōhei Oguri
1982Fall GuyKinji Fukasaku
1983Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceNagisa Oshima
1984W's TragedyShinichiro Sawai
1985RanAkira Kurosawa
1986Umi to DokuyakuKei Kumai
1987A Taxing WomanJuzo Itami
1988My Neighbor TotoroHayao Miyazaki
1989Black RainShohei Imamura
1990Childhood DaysMasahiro Shinoda
1991My SonsYoji Yamada
1992Sumo Do, Sumo Don'tMasayuki Suo
1993All Under the MoonYoichi Sai
1994A Dedicated LifeKazuo Hara
1995A Last NoteKaneto Shindo
1996Shall We Dance?Masayuki Suo
1997Princess MononokeHayao Miyazaki
1998Begging for LoveHideyuki Hirayama
1999PoppoyaYasuo Furuhata
2000FaceJunji Sakamoto
2001Spirited AwayHayao Miyazaki
2002The Twilight SamuraiYoji Yamada
2003Akame 48 WaterfallsGenjiro Arato
2004Blood and BonesYoichi Sai
2005Pacchigi!Kazuyuki Izutsu
2006SwayMiwa Nishikawa
2007I Just Didn't Do ItMasayuki Suo
2008DeparturesYōjirō Takita
2009Shizumanu TaiyōSetsurō Wakamatsu
2010VillainLee Sang-il
2011PostcardKaneto Shindo
2012A Terminal TrustMasayuki Suo
2013The Great PassageYuya Ishii
2014My ManKazuyoshi Kumakiri
2015Three Stories of LoveRyōsuke Hashiguchi
2016Shin GodzillaHideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi
2017HanagatamiNobuhiko Obayashi
2018ShopliftersHirokazu Kore-eda
2019Listen to the UniverseKei Ishikawa
2020MotherTatsushi Ōmori
2021Drive My CarRyusuke Hamaguchi
2022Small, Slow But SteadyShō Miyake
2023Okiku and the WorldJunji Sakamoto
2024All the Long NightsShō Miyake
2025Teki ComethDaihachi Yoshida

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